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The actress certainly seemed to be in a good mood, smiling for the cameras as she made her way to her vehicle.

All smiles: Portman was wearing a white blouse under a hooded black rain jacket, along with black pants and black flat shoes

Her outing comes just after she apologized for comments she made about Jessica Simpson, stating in an interview that she was 'confused' about Simpson saying she was a virgin while wearing a bikini.

'Like, I don't know what this is trying to tell me as a woman, as a girl,' Portman said in an interview with USA Today.

Simpson then fired back on Twitter, stating she was 'disappointed' about her comments.

Portman under fire: Her outing comes just after she apologized for comments she made about Jessica Simpson, stating in an interview that she was 'confused' about Simpson saying she was a virgin while wearing a bikini

'As public figures, we both know our image is not totally in our control at all times, and that the industry we work in often tries to define us and box us in,' Simpson said on Twitter.

'However, I was taught to be myself and honor the different ways all women express themselves, which is why I believed then and I believe now that being sexy in a bikini and being proud of my body are not synonymous with having sex,' Simpson concluded.

Portman responded to Simpson's response on Wednesday, delivering an apology to Simpson to Entertainment Tonight.

Apology: Portman responded to Simpson's response on Wednesday, delivering an apology to Simpson to Entertainment Tonight

'I would never intend to shame anybody and that was absolutely not my intention, Portman said.

'I was really talking about mixed media messages out there for young women and completely apologize for any hurt it may have caused because that was definitely not my intention.'

'What I said was I was confused by mixed messages when I was a young girl growing up, and there are a lot of messages for how women should be, and women should be allowed to do whatever they want,' Portman added.

Smiling while shopping: 'I would never intend to shame anybody and that was absolutely not my intention, Portman said